"I said to the fourth official - who’s an experienced man, I’ve said a lot of good things about him in the past - I said “he’s arched his back”, it’s similar to one in the first half. I find it amazing.

"I’m 69-years-old and I’ve never been sent off for anything as trivial as that."

Neil Warnock is sent off (Image: Get Reading)

The Bluebirds rescued a point from the game following a stoppage-time equaliser from Lee Tomlin.

Reading had led 2-0 thanks to an own goal and a Mo Barrow strike, but Joe Bennett's 83rd-minute volley set-up a dramatic finale which saw the visitors snatch a point.

Jaap Stam's side take on Ipswich Town this Saturday at Portman Road.

Reporter Jonathan Low will be providing live coverage of the game on getreading with all the build-up starting from 1pm.

Don't forget you can keep track of all the Reading FC news on the getreading website and through Jonathan Low's Twitter account @jonathanl50 .